If Judge 47th shot flies to the moon and three home runs are added, will he be able to become the home run king in reverse alongside Ruth MacGuire Sosa?

Sep 13, 2025

If Judge 47th shot flies to the moon and three home runs are added, will he be able to become the home run king in reverse alongside Ruth MacGuire Sosa?
New York Yankees Aaron Judge is on base with a walk in the top of the third inning against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on the 13th (Korea time). AFP Yonhap News



If Judge 47th shot flies to the moon and three home runs are added, will he be able to become the home run king in reverse alongside Ruth MacGuire Sosa?
New York Yankees Aaron Judge rejoices with his teammates after winning the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on the 13th (Korea time). ImagesYonhap News
Will a miracle turnaround be possible.

With Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees jumping to fourth place alone, beating Joe DiMaggio in the team's all-time home run ranking, attention is focusing on whether he can win his fourth career home run king.

Judge started as the second designated hitter in Game 1 of the three away games against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on the 13th (Korea Standard Time), and led the team to a 4-1 victory with one hit, two walks, one RBI and two runs from three times at bat, including a home run.




Judge hit a big home run in his first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning.

After one out, Boston right-hander Lucas Giolito pulled a fastball that flew into the strike zone outside the 92.5-mile mark on the second pitch on the one-strike and crossed the fence wide in left-center. The ball, which flew at a launch angle of 32 degrees and 112.6 miles, flew far behind the stands beyond the left green monster. It was his 47th home run of the season with a flying distance of 468 feet (143 meters).

With 362 homers, Judge became the fourth Yankees player after Babe Ruth (659), Mickey Mantle (536), and Lou Gehrig (493). He beat out DiMaggio (361). In addition, the gap with Seattle Mariners Carrolli (53), who ranks first in AL home runs, has been reduced to six.




If Judge 47th shot flies to the moon and three home runs are added, will he be able to become the home run king in reverse alongside Ruth MacGuire Sosa?
Seattle Mariners Carl Raleigh hits a double in the fourth inning against the Los Angeles Angels on the 13th (Korea time) and settles on the base. AP Yonhap News
On the same day, Raleigh went 2-for-4 at home against the Los Angeles Angels without a home run. After hitting his 53rd home run of the season against the Atlanta Braves on the 8th, Raleigh has not been able to operate a cannon in five consecutive games until this day.

On the other hand, Judge hit four homers in the last four games, including two homers in a home game against the Detroit Tigers the day before. The difference between Raleigh and Raleigh was drastically reduced from 10 to 6.

If Judge adds three home runs, he will occupy the 50 home run mark for the fourth time in his life after 2017 (52), 2022 (62), and 2024 (58). This is a record held by only three people in history: Babe Ruth, Mark Maguire and Sammy Sosa (four times).




In addition, if he catches up with Raleigh for the rest of the season and ranks first in AL home runs, he can also win the home run title for the fourth time. The fourth inning of the home run king will be the lone No. 1 player among active players, beating Nolan Arenado.

As of today, the Yankees have 15 games left and Seattle has 14 games left.

If Judge 47th shot flies to the moon and three home runs are added, will he be able to become the home run king in reverse alongside Ruth MacGuire Sosa?
New York Yankees Aaron Judge swings his bat at the plate in the fifth inning against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on the 13th (Korea time). AP Yonhap News
Judge ranks first in both leagues in the batting average (0.323), on-base percentage (0.444), slugging percentage (0.673), OPS (1.117), and slugging (77). In the AL, score (120) and Ruta (332) are also ranked first. The number of RBIs also increased to 101 to rank fifth in the AL. Of course, bWAR and fWAR are also No. 1 in both leagues. It can be said that Judge virtually confirmed the AL MVP this season as well.

After the game, Judge was a special record " (Yankees' career home run ranking), but not all of the players on the list played for personal records. I would have run for victory. So I'm going to do it like them. I come out to the ballpark to win. I just want to help the team be in the best position every day."

With this victory, the Yankees marked 82-65 games and maintained their No. 1 AL wild card.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.